Windows to Russia

ANN ARBOR, Michigan/When my parents were visiting me in Moscow last summer, immediately following the worst of the heat wave and smog, my father especially wanted to see what a rural Russian town looks like. There are a number of ways to do this, of course, but I decided to take him on the suburbanContinue reading Matthew Van Meter’s Blog for Russia Profile…

MOSCOW, June 9 (Itar-Tass) Russia’s gold and foreign exchange reserves climbed by 4.5 billion US dollars from 518.3 billion dollars to 522.8 billion (or by 0.87 per cent) on May 27-June 3, the business news agency PRIME reported on Thursday with reference to the foreign and public relations department of the Central Bank of RussiaContinue reading Russia’s gold and foreign exchange reserves climbed by 4.5 billion US dollars…

In Russia you can find babushkas selling marinated cabbage almost anywhere. In fact at almost any metro station in Moscow they peddle there concoction of delicious marinated cabbage daily. Now everyone has their own way of making it, but this is my recipe that I use to make for salads in banquets in America… SoContinue reading Marinated Cabbage from Windows to Russia…

Strange and stupid world we live in. I was enjoying that morning cup of coffee and was reading about how wonderful of a world that we live in. It looks like the West is gung-ho trying to get World War Three in motion. While Russia and China are trying to get the opposite to happen…Continue reading Coffee and This Strange Stupid World We Live in…

By Fred Weir : Moscow’s previously troubled relations with NATO have improved greatly over the past two years, but the sleeping elephant in the room – the widening gap between Russian and Western visions for a missile defense shield to defend civilization from rogue attacks – may be about to wake up and turn nasty.Continue reading New US-Russia arms race? Battle lines grow over missile defense…

I realized today how much like my dad I look. It is almost scary to see this picture. I really thought that it was my dad. You see my dad died at a younger age than I am now, but not by much. I caught Sveta as she took this picture and you see IContinue reading Sveta Caught Me in a Picture at our Russian Village…

MOSCOW, June 8 (Itar-Tass) —— Russia is mediating a settlement of the conflict between the Opposition and the official authorities of Libya at the request of the West. But experts are already talking about the possibility of sending Russian peacekeepers to Libya, which can cause western resentment… Can you say ouch and what the hey?Continue reading The West Says Ouch as Russia is Contemplating Peacekeepers in Libya…

“Our position has been very clear from the beginning,” Rasmussen told Interfax in an interview. “All Allies are interested in developing cooperation with Russia in the field of missile defense. However, we are talking about synergy between a NATO and a Russian system. The reason is simple – NATO can not outsource to non-members collective defenseContinue reading Russia Heard NATO Loud and Clear…

I thought you might find it interesting about what Windows to Russia and Russian News From Russia are doing statistic wise… As you can see we are commented to oblivion and I just let it go now. It has become impossible to filter and keep up on every comment that gets posted on these twoContinue reading Windows to Russia and Russian News From Russia…